Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science

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Changes of postural stability according to ankle fixation in healthy subjects

  • Jeong, Su-Hyeon (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Mun, A-Young (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Lee, Song-Eun (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Kim, Min-Ju (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Lee, Hui-Jin (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Baek, Kook-Bin (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Cho, Ki Hun (Department of Physical Therapy, Korea National University of Transportation)
  • Received : 2019.02.26
  • Accepted : 2019.03.14
  • Published : 2019.03.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in postural stability according to ankle fixation in healthy university students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Thirty healthy subjects (15 males and 15 females, 20.13 years, 167.49 cm, 65.87 kg) were recruited on a voluntary basis. The BT4 system (HUR Laps Oy, Tampere, Finland) was used to measure the static (standing posture with eyes open and eyes closed) and dynamic (external perturbation and limits of stability (LOS) in the forward, backward, left, and right side) balance abilities. External perturbation was measured by the subject's postural sway velocity and area for 20 seconds after being impacted by a gym ball. Static and dynamic stabilities were measured with ankle joint fixation and non-fixation conditions. Ankle fixation was provided using Mueller tape on both ankle joints. Results: For static stability under the standing posture, there was no significant difference between standing with ankle joint fixation and non-fixation conditions. However, dynamic stability (external perturbation and LOS in the forward, backward, left, and right side) was significantly higher in the standing with the non-fixation condition compared to the standing with ankle joint fixation condition (p<0.05). Conclusions: Our results reveal that ankle joint fixation can influence dynamic stability during standing. Thus, we believe that this result provides basic information for making improvements in postural control and may be useful in balance training for fall prevention.

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